I used to think people in this group exaggerated the level of misogyny on this site...

[Cleita]

30. To be frank, I have always found DU to be misogynist to a point but not

more so than most places women have to interact with men. Over the years it has improved and the administrators have tried to make it more female friendly. However, now some women here are using their bully pulpit to impose their morality on the rest of us.

I agree that certain things don't belong here. I would vigorously object to a Playmate spread here or the cover of Hustler magazine. Most newsstands actually set the standards of what is acceptable to be displayed and what isn't. The SI cover is on display in the supermarkets for chrissakes. Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, etc. are available but not on display.

The cover displays a fashion shoot of three young, half naked women. They are topless, but the nudity is not frontal. They have their backs turned to us and they are wearing bikini bottoms that you can see on any beach or swimming pool. They are in a pose that is reminiscent of The Three Graces, which has been done in painting and sculpture for thousands of years. I believe that's what the stylists, the photographers and magazine had in mind in that pose they struck. They have been so airbrushed, they are more illusion than real. The thing is you can see many fashion photos in any fashion magazine that are styled the same way and with as much nudity.

So you don't treat us with respect when you net nanny us and treat us like children who aren't adult enough to look at the naughty pictures.